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Belgium describes a blast near a synagogue as a ‘despicable antisemitic attack’
The explosion caused only material damage and no injuries; federal prosecutors are investigating possible terrorism or organised crime links amid rising antisemitic incidents.
- Around 4am on March 9, an explosion damaged a synagogue in Liège, causing material damage but no injuries, Liege police said.
- Given apparent intent, authorities moved the case to federal prosecutors and the judicial federal police, who are prioritising a criminal inquiry, with police saying the blast "involved a device" and appeared targeted.
- Investigators set up a security perimeter while counter-terrorism specialist officers examined the scene, where windows of the synagogue and nearby buildings were blown out and the wooden front door was damaged.
- Officials vowed to reinforce security around similar sites as Liege's mayor condemned the attack as an 'extremely violent act of antisemitism.'
- The incident comes as European countries including Belgium, France and Germany tighten security amid the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, while investigators and local officials continue probing possible links.
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The Times of Northwest Indiana
Blasts reported near synagogue, embassy
BRUSSELS — Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Quintin said Monday that an explosion near a synagogue in Liege overnight was "a despicable antisemitic act" and that federal prosecutors were investigating.
Belgian Foreign Minister Bernard Quintin said today that the explosion near a synagogue in Liège was an "unprecedented anti-Semitic act" and that Belgian federal prosecutors are investigating the case.
An explosion took place on the night of Sunday and Monday in front of a synagogue in Liège, without causing any injury. The Belgian government denounced "an abject anti-Semitic act" and "an attack on our
An explosion hit a synagogue in Liège, causing only material damage. The Belgian government strongly condemns what it calls an "anti-Semitic act". An investigation was opened to elucidate the...
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